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How Vladimir Putin kept world leaders waiting
In 2014, the Russian leader made Angela Merkel wait for over four hours
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Britain picks 'tough negotiator' as new EU envoy
Rogers said the structure of the UK's negotiating team "needs rapid resolution"
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Scientists link higher dementia risk to living near heavy traffic
The increase in the risk of developing dementia went down if people lived 50 to 100 metres from major traffic
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Australia expresses regret for offending Indonesia's military
Indonesian and Australian officials stressed that the bilateral relationship had not stalled
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Mexico faces tough Trump era after Ford scraps plant
Torres Landa said he did not see "a devastating scenario" for Mexico
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Netanyahu urges pardon for soldier who killed Palestinian
Yusri hopes for a verdict similar to the verdicts Palestinians get in Israeli prisons
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Trump doubtful as US spy chiefs to testify on Russian hacking
op US spy chiefs will testify in Congress on Thursday
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US Gulf allies look to Trump with hope and fears
Saudi Arabia is regularly accused in the West of financing radical mosques and of fuelling extremism
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Turkish police rescue kidnapped Pakistanis
Six men were reportedly trying to make way to Europe illegally
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At least 80 injured as New York train derails during morning rush
The Long Island Rail Road train crashes around 8:30am at Atlantic Terminal in the heart of the New York borough
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Saudi online storm over reality TV 'porn'
The act was unintended by a contestant and he has repented to God, says Bedaya TV in apology
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Turkey identifies Istanbul nightclub attacker
Efforts to capture him continue, says Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
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Israeli soldier guilty of manslaughter for shooting Palestinian
Sentencing is expected at a later date. The soldier faces up to 20 years in prison.
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Emiratis banned from keeping wild pets: reports
Wildcats including endangered cheetahs are known to have been domesticated in the UAE and neighbouring Gulf countries
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Brazil football club ravaged by plane crash to sign 20 players
Most of the new signings will be brought in on loan deals as rival teams offer their footballers
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth resumes duties as she recovers from cold
The 90-year-old monarch gives a member of her staff insignia of a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order
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Pictures of the day: January 4, 2017
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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300 tonnes of oil spills after Malaysia ship collision
12 anti-pollution ships deployed to for clean up
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Five Indian states go to polls in test for Modi
Modi's BJP needs to win state elections to gain more seats in the nation's upper house of parliament
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Turkey warns Syria talks at risk over truce violations
Last month, a process sponsored by regime ally Russia and rebel backer Turkey saw the start of a truce
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California girds to protect undocumented foreigners from Trump
Advocates say protecting undocumented immigrants from deportation encourages them to report crimes
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Myanmar commission plays down abuse against Rohingya
Tens of thousands of Rohingyahave fled a military operation in the northwestern state
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Iraq helicopter gunship crash kills four
An Iraqi attack helicopter crash during an army aviation mission
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Iranian activist ends hunger strike, wife released temporarily
Iran has some of the strictest controls on internet access in the world
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Facebook bans photo of Neptune's statue for being 'explicitly sexual'
Social network says it has reviewed and approved the image
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3 hurt as plane skids off runway at Russian airport
Investigators said they were questioning witnesses and inspecting the runway for clues
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Turkey says identity of Istanbul attacker established, manhunt goes on
Police detained 27 people as part of the attack investigation in the western city of Izmir on Wednesday
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Republicans lock horns with Trump as new Congress sworn in
Republicans will run both chambers of Congress and the White House for the first time since 2007
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Playing chess worse than gambling, eating pork: Turkish imam
Referring to the imam’s comments as 'unacceptable,' the Turkish Chess Federation (TSF) said it will take legal action
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Video of New Year attack on woman in India's tech hub prompts police probe
Women in India are often reluctant to report such assaults for fear of being stigmatised by friends and relatives
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How months of the year got their names
January is aptly named after the Roman god Janus, who had power over doors and beginnings
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South Korea vows US missile system as opposition lawmakers head to China
Seoul and Washington agreed to deploy the THAAD system in the South after a string of North's nuclear & missile tests
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'Diet' drinks not healthier alternative to sugary beverages, research claims
ASBs might actually lead people to consume more calories, study claims
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Obama moves to stop Trump gutting signature healthcare law
Obama is believed to have put this point directly to Trump when they talked soon after the election
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PIA plane clips wing of another aircraft at Toronto airport
No one was injured and there was no major damage to the planes
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More than 150 inmates escape in Philippine jail raid
Security forces pursued the assailants and the escapees throughout Wednesday morning
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Turkey again extends emergency rule by further three months
Emergency rule, first imposed in Turkey after an abortive military coup on July 15th and then extended in October
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Scientists discover new organ in human body
New found organ will not change the way our body operates but it opens up an entirely new field of medical science
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Trump to hold a press conference on January 11th
Donald Trump has largely snubbed the tradition that the presidential news conference has become
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China begins first freight train service to London
It will pass through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France
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British PM defends BISP after MPs criticise aid to Pakistan
Nigel Evans warns cash transfers to Pakistan 'clearly open to fraud'
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Russia opposes bid to lift sanctions on Hekmatyar
Moscow says it ‘suspended’ the process but not blocked the move at UNSC
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Germany plans security overhaul after Berlin attack
Thomas de Maiziere also wants federal police to be given wider oversight across the country's 16 states
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Mexican protesters' blockades cause "critical situation" - Pemex
The company added that if the blockades continue, the operations of nearby airports could also be affected
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Re-print of Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' takes Germany by storm
The book outlines Hitler's ideology that formed the basis for Nazism and sets out his hatred of Jews
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Chided by Trump, Ford scraps Mexico factory, adds Michigan jobs
Ford CEO Mark Fields called the move "a vote of confidence" in Trump
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Ghosts haunt our palace, says Swedish queen
It's really exciting but you don't get scared, says Queen Silvia
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UK royal Kate given photographic society's seal of approval
Prince William's wife was given honorary lifetime membership of the charity
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British art critic, revolutionary John Berger dead at 90
Tributes come from the worlds of art, literature and politics
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Britain's EU envoy Ivan Rogers resigns
Resigntaion comes just a few months before Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to start formal Brexit negotiations

















































